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Local and . At Community Sam Benton, Chiloquin, and Jesse Smith, Shady Cove, had surgery today at Community hospital, attend ants reported. From Trip Mr. and Mrs. Don Miller, 542 North Bartlett St., arrived home Sunday night from a week's vacation at Reno, Nev. Pin Removed An open safety pin was removed Sunday from the throat of seven-month-old Holly" Dolbec, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dolbec, Eagle Point, it was reported today from Community' hospital. To Return Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cullen, Franeta ranch, are to return this evening from Rose burg where they visited since Friday with Cullen's brother and wife. Dr. and Mrs. Clayton Cullen. Wiring Damaged Minor damage to wiring and the ceil ing resulted when a fluorescent light fixture shorted out about 10:50 a.m Saturday at Brown's club, 18 North Front St., fire men reported. Attend School Raymond S Fish, sewage treatment plant su perintendent for the city of Medford, was one of 50 munici pal workers from Oregon to complete a three-day sewage works operators short school Saturday at Oregon State col lege. To Get Degree Cecil F Reich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reich, 2944 Stewart ave., Med' ford, will be among approxi mately 485 University of Tulsa (Okla.) students to receive dfr grees at the May 28 commence ment exercises. Reich, a gradu- ate of Medford Senior High school, will receive his bachelor of science degree in chemistry. He is a 52-month Air Force vet Staff Promotions Several ad' vances of personnel at First Na tion .bank, Medford branch, were announced today. Al Babb, formerly head of the note de partment, now is with the in stallment credit loans depart ment; Paul Dimick, who was as sistant in the note department, is now head of that department; Otto King, formerly a note tell er, has been advanced to assist ant note department head; Miss Vera Stearns, a former note clerk, is now a note teller, and Mrs. Vieva Redmond, formerly a department rotator, is note clerk. TONITE! Show at 7:45 WarnerColor ORACLE EAR i he Way to HEAR BETTER USB TINY INIMY CANULI 4i'.$,.5?.: r w t-11' Tba Tf-ndi Moxh far istlw ways wU VricM f kelp Hi oW sj bear navaa ianrly hat, NMIf ItodMti 9 Crimes wvHi Dsh- karat MIRACLE-EAR. H t aawara4 by Maary'. RM 400 ENERGY CAPSULE . . . amaHar than aa pW" tobWt, yar pravMaa maay bam af aaaajy H aaabla MIRACLE-EAR ta baar far yaa. ' ! fleas Mitd free Informatiea 1 I Nam I fddrai City State, Personal Supper Slated The Oregon State Employees association will serve a potluck supper at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Carpenters' hall. Supper will be followed by elec tion of officers for the coming year. Elected Commander Michael DeVore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald DeVore, 806 East Jack son st., was recently elected wing commander of the Air Command squadron, basic AFROTC honorary at the Uni versity of Oregon. DeVore is a freshman in business adminis tration. In California Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hamilton, Bellinger rd., are visiting in California at Sac ramento with his brother and family, the Ralph B. Hamiltons, and at San Rafael, with his sister, Mrs. Alice Swanson. To Renton The Gerald Pick etts, formerly of 637 J st., have moved to Renton, Wash., and have sold their home to Mr. and Mrs. R. L Puett, it was announc ed today through Chez agency where the sale was transacted in cooperation with Joseph Web ster agency. Hurt in Fall Mrs. L. R. Phil lips, 255 Charlotte Ann rd., suf fered critical injuries early Sun day morning in a fall at her home, Sacred Heart hospital at tendants reported today. She un derwent emergency surgery later that day and is reported now to be in good condition. Her injuries were internal. In Eureka Mr. and Mrs. Delos Cullen, Ross lane, arrived home Sunday evening from a week end visit with friends at Eureka, Calif. At Coast Mr. and Mrs. Clar ence Wilson, 401 Ardmore ave., spent the week end traveling along the Oregon coast, stopping at Gold Beach and returning by way of Coquille. They reported that the coastal wild flowers are at their best, including azaleas, rhododendrons, and scotch broom, the latter not only in the usual bright yellow shades, 'out also dark red and pink.- The Wilsons, whose hobby is collect ing odd-shaped driftwood, also spent some time finding more while on the trip. 'Navy Night' Set By Legion Post "Navy night' will be observed at a meeting of Post 15, Ameri can Legion, Tuesday evening, according to M. E. (Bud) Fisher, commander of the post. A committee is attempting to get more Navy veterans to at tend than Army- veterans, Fish er said. The June 12 meeting will be Army' night, and the post is attempting to see which service- will.be better represent ed at the two meetings. The Tuesday meeting, to be gin at 8 p.m., will feature a film shown by the local Navy recruit ers, who also will tell of their work County , ' Judge Rodney Keating, a commander - in the Navy reserves, will discuss the program. The meeting will be at the Legion home, 531 South River side ave., with doors opening at 7 p.m. for a hospitality hour pre ceding the 8 p.m. meeting. BE SURE TO ATTEND SPECIAL SHOWING City MEDFORD Hotel MEDFORD HOTEL Date WEDNESDAY, MAY 9 Ask For Mr. FRANK BIRKMAN No Obligations NO NO NO TO row II NIW WVIWION PM TMt DEAFEN EDI MJRACU-IAR, Bab,', m, bx-MMi s . by tba faataaa RM 400, aravaa rfca nara aaa vaaiaat way to baar, bacaM H baa NO CORDS, Ma NO TUMS . . . PLUS fba fact (bat tkm a hwaariaa tvmtumm fba barbar ami abviaaa Cm hi ftNMM M WrIH M Oregon Hearing Center 417 S. W. WmMngfoa :i Obituaries CLAUD KEEP i naua wniiam xs-ecp, oa, ump White, died Saturday night in a local hotel. Conger-Morris fu neral home is in charge of fu neral arrangements. CARL SLETTEN Private funeral services for Carl Edwin Sletten, 70, San Francisco, who died Friday will be held in Conger-Morris chapel Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Thomas McCamant of the Com munity Congregational church will officiate. Committal will be in Siskiyou Memorial park. Mr. Sletten was born May 31, 1885, in Cumberland, Wis. He was a veteran of World War I, and saw active service in Ger many. Survivors include three sis ters, Mrs. O. M. Anderson, Med ford, Mrs. Charles H. Nutter, Medford, and Mrs. Leon D. Law ton, Portland, Ore. Home Fire Check Program Starts Medford city firemen began their annual home inspection program today as part of a proj ect being carried out by fire de partments throughout the state. Three uniformed crews with a truck from each of the city's three stations will devote full time to the inspections. They will continue until residences on Medford's east-west streets all have been visited. North-south streets will be covered next year. The firemen will call on resi dents from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. -Monday through Friday each week. They will offer their services to point out conditions which are the causes of most fires in homes. Fire Chief Gordon Barker stated that one member of each crew will remain with the fire truck which will be in constant contact with alarm headquar ters. Barker reported that- the in spections are being sponsored by the Oregon State Fire Chiefs association, and the state fire marshal's office in effort to cut down the heavy loss of life and property from fires in homes. Fight Jails One Man, Hospitalizes Another Applegate Robert Davis, 20, was released Sunday from Com munity hospital after he had been there since Saturday eve ning for head injuries received when struck by a beer bottle. The altercation took place earlier that day when Davis with James Huff, 48, Jackson ville, . and Huff's 10-year-old stepson, were traveling on High way 238 and the two men got into an argument, according to a state police report. To settle the quarrel the men got out of the car and began fighting. When it appeared that Huff was getting the worst of the argument, his stepson re portedly struck Davis on the back of the head with the bottle. Huff was booked for being drunk on a public highway and lodged in the ' Jackson county jail. Most fish in the northern United States live in total dark ness several months each year because light does not penetrate snow - covered, solidly frozen ponds or lakes. , CORDS! TUBES! WIRES! ICrmn la Sob) ROTIY CORDLESS! Wo?, ofy about Va ln.nauiai af tba OEA Unil Officers Installed; Three Teachers Honored Officers of the Jackson county unit, Oregon Education associa tion, were installed, and three retiring teachers were given re tirement pins at a luncheon meeting Saturday at the Rogue Valley Country club. DeVere Taylor, Medford High school, is the new president, and officers who will serve him are George Johns, Eagle Point Jun ior High school, vice-president; Mrs. Viola Pomeroy, Eagle Point teacher, secretary and Bob Sage, principal of Washington school, Medford, treasurer. William Ruck, Phoenix High school tea cher, is retiring unit president. Given Pins Retiring teachers presented pins are Mrs. Ina Pursel, who taught for over 30 years at Ruch, who was given the pin by Boyd Gibson, principal of Ruch school; Mrs. Alice Willits, a first grade teacher at Ashland who has taught for over 40 years, given her pin by Leland Linn, Ashland schools superintendent, and Mrs. Ethel Fleischer, who taught at Central Point and Crater High schools for about 25 years, who was given her pin by H. P. Jewett, District 6C school sup erintendent. Speaker was the state director of OEA public relations, Bob Phelps. Mrs. Marie Bjorlie, Bris coe school, Ashland, made ar rangements for the luncheon and meeting. The 72 Ionic columns of the U. S. Treasury building form one of the capital's classic sights. Each column measures 36 feet, nine inches in height, 12 feet, 6 inches in circumference, and weighs 35 tons. All were cut from single blocks of granite. PORTLAND LIVESTOCK Portland (UP) Cattle 200; hold over 175. Average choice 1030 lb fed steeds $20.50; average to high choice steers around 21; low choice light steers S19.50; good steers mostly 18 S19; utility-commercial Holstein steers 15.50-S16.50; choice fed heifers 19 $19.50; good heifers 17.5O-$18.50; can-ner-cutter cows mostly 9-S11, few $11.50; utility cows mostly 12-S13.50; commercial cows above S14: utility bulis 15.50-317; light cutter bulls down to S12. Calves 150. Good-low choice vealers 20-S26. Hogs 1400. Mixed 1 and 2 butchers 180-235 lb 17.25-S17.50; No. 1 butchers $17.75; No. 3 butchers $1650: 250-270 lb No. 3 butchers 15.50-$16; 300-500 lb sows 11.50-514.50. Sheep 1200. Choice-prime 80-94 lb spring slaughter lambs $25; choice 100-110 lb woled old crop slaughter lambs $19; choice No. 3 pelt old crop lambs $18.50; cull-good slaughter ewes 3-$5.50. PORTLAND PRODUCE Portland (UP) Eggs To retail ers: Grade AA large 48-50c: A large 45-47c; AA medium 42-45c; A medium 42-44c; A small 34c; carton, 2 to 3c additional. . Butter To retailers: AA grade prints 68c lb; cartons 69c; A prints 68c; B prints 66c. Cheese To retailers: A grade Ched dar, single daisies 43I!-47'2c; 5"-lb loaves 48 '.2-51 ;ic. Processed American cheese 5-lb loaf 42-44c. Farm Market Good Willamette valley radishes sold mostly at 50 cents a dozen bunches at the East Side Farmers' market to day; mid-Columbia green onions sold higher at 80 cents a dozen bunches. Poultry, Rabbits Live Chickens To growers (No. 1 quality f.o.b. Portland): Fryers 2'2 to 4 lbs 24-25c; at farm 24c; light hens, too few- transactions for PorUand price; 17-18c at ranch; heavy hens 5 lbs "up. not enough trading for Port land price: at country, 20-21c up; old roosters ll-14c. Dressed Chickens No. 1 dressed to retailers: Fryers. N Y style 36-37c lb; whole, drawn 40-43c; cut up 46-50c: hens, light type, N Y style 29-30c; cut up 41-44c: hens, heavy type N Y style 34-35c; whole, drawn 43-47c. Turkeys To producers: Fryer tur keys, live weights 27c lb. Dressed Turkeys To retailers nomi nally A grade young hens 55-56c lb; eviscerated fryer-roasters 57c lb. Rabbits (Average to growers, f ob. killing plant): Live, white 334 to 4 ',i lbs 23-26c; 5 to 6 lbs 18-21c: colored pelts 4c under; old does 10-14c lb, a few higher. Fresh killed fryers to re tailers 58-61c lb; cut up 62-65C PORTLAND HAY, GRAIN Portland Wholesale Hay Prices: No. 2 green alfalfa baled f.o.b. Portland. 43-S47: some sales higher. Wholesale prices as reported by the USDA market news service: Wheat. No. 2 soft, white, S47.50 ton: No. 2 white oats, 38-lb test Coast delivery, S58.50 ton; soybean meal $88 ton de livered Portland: No. 2 Western barley. Coast delivery, S49 ton; standard mill run 44.50-S45 ton: No. 2 yellow corn. Eastern shipments, f.o.b. Portland, S71.50. ONLY AIRLINE SERVICE TO KLAMATH FALLS O PLUS TAX Scheduled Local Service News About Servicemen Promotions Listed By Reserve Battalion Promotions for several mem bers of the 382nd Quartermas ter battalion of the Army re serves, a Medford unit, have been announced. All are Med ford residents. Tom Ness has been promoted from warrant officer junior grade to chief warrant officer. Forrest D. Jackson, Richard E. Miller and Herbert G. Wing were promoted from sergeant to sergeant first class. Albert H. Nixion was promoted from specialist third class to special ist second class, and Gordon R. Gillmore and Ted W. Landers were moved up from privates first class to specialists third class. Announcement of the. promo tions were made by Lt. Col. Jack M. Hartley, commanding officer of the battalion. CAN PICK JOBS Young men and women en listing under the Army's "re served for you" technical train ing program will be able to pick their assignments and job train ing from 150 courses now avail able, according to Sft. Warren M. Long, commander of the Medford Army recruiting sta tion. The program offers training in such fields as electronics, aviation, automotive, engineer ing, communications, railway, food service, finance,, clerical, medical, photography, and many others, he said. Sergeant Long can be seen at the office in the post office build ing. The telephone number is 2-5022. GRADUATED George F. Christensen, Army second lieutenant and son of Mr. and Mrs. Soren M. Christen sen, Route 1, Gold Hill, was re cently graduated from a 14-week officers' basic course at engineer school, Ft. Belvoir, Va. He en tered the Army last January and was graduated in 1955 from Ore gon State college. Lieutenant Christensen ' is a member of Alpha Zeta fraternity. His wife lives in Alexandria, Va. IS GRADUATE -Dale L. Hard,' 20, an Army private, is a graduate of mili tary police training center at Ft. Gordon, Ga. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle I. Hard, Route 2, Jacksonville. Hard entered the Army in November, 1955, and completed basic training at Ft. Ord, Calif. Trail Polling Place Changed, Clerk Reports Another county polling place has been changed, according to Mrs. Bereth Hopkins, county clerk and recorder. Precinct 24 in Trail has been changed to the Elk-Trail school house. It was formerly the Trail Creek school. Wall Street New York (U.R) -.Selected oils and special issues moved higher in an irregular, stock mar ket today. Industrial shares dipped sub stantially on average. Rails held barely steady and utilities ruled firm. Chrysler fell to a new low on a loss of more than a point. Beth lehem Steel lost more than two points and Superior Steel was off more than three at its low. Aluminum issues were down as much as 2 in Aluminum Limit ed. Dow-Jones Avtragts Dow-Jones final stock aver ages: 30 industrials 512.89, off 3.55; 20 railroads 178.44, up 0.21; 15 utilities 66.02, up 0.36, and 65 stocks 182.83, off- 0.44. Sales today were about 2,500, 000 shares compared with 2,860, 000 Friday. Today's closing prices on se lected stocks: American T it T .Unquoted Anaconda .Unquoted Chrysler . 66 Curtiss Wright .... 35 General Electric 65 General Motors . 4414 Montgomery War 90 Penn. R. R 26 Penney, J. C. - 89V4 Radio 45 Southern Co 21 Southern Pacific 55 S. Oil of Calif 113 Texas Gulf Sulphur 33 Transamerica 42V4 Tri-Continental 27 United Aircraft .69 U. S. Rubber 54V4 U. S. Steel .: 60 Youngstown . . 98 Monday May 7, US 8 Three Car Accidents Occur Over Weekend Three highway accidents in this area over the weekend re sulted in hospitalization of one man and hospital examination for several others, state police reported this morning. Owen Short, 41, Lazy L motel, was reported in fair condition this morning at Sacred Heart hospital, where he was taken by Medford ambulance after his car overturned on the Crater Lake highway at about 2:25 p.m. Saturday. Lost Control State police said the accident occurred 1 south of Antelope Two Forest Service Officers Promoted, Will Leave Valley Promotion and transfer of two Rogue River National Forest of ficers, Richard .Worthington and Robert Tracy, has been announc ed by Supervisor J. H. Wood. Worthing will, become district ranger of the Lakes district, Mt. Hood forest, near Estacada, Ore. Tracy moves to the Gifford Pin chot forest, Vancouver, Wash., where he will be assigned to timber management work on the supervisor's staff. Both men will move to their new posts about May 20. OSC Graduat Worthington is a native Ore gonian and a graduate of Oregon State college. His first Forest service appointment was to-the Umpqua forest in 1951. In 1952 he was transferred to the Union Creek district of the Rogue Riv er forest. He has been in charge of timber sale activities in the Union Creek area for the last 18 months. He is married and the couple has one son and one daughter. Tracy received his forestry training at Colorado A&M col lege. He was appointed to the Rogue River forest in 1951, and has been in charge . of timber sale work on the Butte Falls ranger district since 1953. Tracy is past president, of the Butte Falls Lions club and has been active in community civic activ ities. He is unmarried. " Successors to the two men have not been announced. Safety Conference Attended by Haggard Claude C. Haggard, director of safety for California Oregon Power company, returned late Saturday from a three-day con ference of the accident preven tion section of the Edison Elec trie institute at St. Louis, Mo. While there Haggard partici pated in meeting on safety standards for the electrical in dustry for operating practices and procedures of resuscitation. The committee of the accident prevention section, of which Haggard is a member, is now conducting a study at Johns Hop kins hospital in Baltimore, Md., in the use of electricity in count er shocking the heart after it has stopped function. There has been success in development of a practical means of doing this work, Haggard reports. Daily Weather Report FORECASTS: Medford and vicinity: Partial clear ing and cooler tonifht and Tuesday morninff.Sunny and warmer Tuesday afternoon. Low tonight 39. High Tues day 70. - Weitern Oregon: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers tonight. Partly cloudy Tuesday with a tew showers persisting in south portion. A little cooler tonight with low 40-46. High Tuesday 58-68. Northern California: Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered showers except clearing north portion tonight. Mostly fair Tuesdav. Cooler tonight. LOCAL DATA: Temperature: Mean yesterday 55; below normal 2. Record high this date 89 in 1939. Record low this date 31 in 1929. Precipitation: 2 4hours to midnight .34 in. Midnight to 10 a.m. .04 in. Total this month 1.23 in.. .99 in. above nor mal. Total since Sept. 1, 29.65 in.. 13.74 in. above normal. Humidity: Lowest yesterday 58; highest this a.m. 96. City . HI Lo Prec. Brookings 59 48 Crater Lake 45 30 .32 Grants Pass S2 47 .40 Klamath Falls 58 38 .38 MEDFORD 62 46 Portland 67 49 Seattle 67 44 Spokane 65 45 Yakima - 68 4.7 .06 Furelft 5B 50 !6i Red Bluff i 4 50 .48 Sacramento 7 51 .01 San Francisco ; 60 52 .01 Los Angeles - 69 54 Phoenix 89 61 Denver '5 46 Chicago S 36 .04 Miami , 80 76 New York 75 50 .79 Washington, D. C 88 64 .01 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN creek as Short was traveling alone in his car toward Med ford. Officers reported he ap parently tried to avoid an on coming car when he lost control of his vehicle. The two cars did not collide. Owen is suffering from back injuries and some fractures. . Phillip Rand Thompson, 19. and his wife Rena Mae, 19, post office box 455, Gold Hill, were j released after treatment at Sa- cred Heart hospital Saturday ' night after the car Thompson ! was driving collided head-on ' with another vehicle, operated by William Huston Whitehead, 21, Camp U-Rest, Phoenix. The accident occurred at 2:25 p.m. in Phoenix. Officers reported Whitehead was traveling north on Highway 99 in the southbound lane of traffic and Thompson was trav eling in the inside lane of south bound traffic. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, both suffering minor head injuries, were taken to the hospital by Medford ambulance. Whitehead, who was alone in his car, was not injured. Both cars received front end and windshield damage. . Four young women were ex amined at Community hospital and released Saturday after the First Degree Murder To Be Charged at GP Grants Pass (U.R) District Attorney Max McMillin said a first degree murder charge would be filed against 17-year- old Lloyd Eugene Wahl in the rape-slaying of his six-year-old cousin. State Police Sgt. C. R. Borg- man saidhe Galice, Ore., youth had admitted striking his cousin, Cathie Lou Wahl, with his fists, raping her and putting her body in a stall of an abandoned barn Friday night about a mile from her home, six miles north of here. The boy was being held in Josephine county jail and Mc Millin said he would be ar raigned in Justice Court rly this week. Births BEITER To Mr. and Mrs. James, route 1, box 434, Central Point, May 4, 1956, a boy, 6V4 pounds, at Community hospital. OFFENBACHER To Mr. and Mrs. Wesley, 23 Lindley ave., May 5, 1956, a girl, 73A pounds, at Community hospital. COINER To Mr. and Mrs. Clair, 1112 Ben's lane, May 7, 1956, a girl, 9','i pounds, at Com munity hospital. HILL To Mr. and Mrs. James, 53 North Orange st., May 4, 1956, a boy, 6 pounds, at Sa cred Heart hospital. KING To Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert, Box 833, Central Point, May 5, 1956, a girl, 6V2 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. HERMAN To Mr. and Mrs. Charles, 333 Hillhouse, May 5, 1956, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. ROCK To Mr. and Mrs. Ar chie, Box 128, Jacksonville, May 6, 1956, a girl, 3A pounds at Sacred Heart hospital. . CHRISS To Mr. and Mrs. Clyde, 1242 Morrow rd., May 7, 1956, a boy, 7 pounds, at Sacred Heart hospital. STRICKLAND To Mr. and Mrs. Cletus, Central Point, May 6, 1956, a boy, weight 93,4 pounds, at Osteopathic hospital. A safety engineering firm ad vises car owners to save last year's license plates. They can be used to drive out of snow and mud holes by linking them to gether with wire, placin? them under the skidding vheel. 530 to 9sM P. M. CRAB LOUIE $T50 : HOTEL MESS " 1 U If 1 w. BREAKFAST AND LUNCH 7jB.to2aJ car in which they were riding overturned on Bullock rd. at about 4:35 p.m. State police said the driver, Elva Marie Williams, 24, of 204 South First st., Tal ent, was traveling north toward the airport when she applied the brakes and the car slid about 75 feet. It then turned sideways, slid about 50 feet further, turn ed around, jumped a shallow ditch and overturned. Passengers were Elaine Kie--vet, 17. of 3747 South Pacific hwy., Medford, Lois Bradley, 17, Highway 99 South, Phoenix, and Betty Driver, 18, route 3, box 380, Medford. Our Herni Is Your "Open Sesame" to Complete Enjoyment Top Jotcli Cafe Next to Craterian Beauty Shop HHillttliKIO N0WL1 DOORS OPEN . :45 p.m. Susan HAYWARD in COKQUEROS if mmi:jr,u 1 .1-41 Yl RICHARD CONTE PEGGIE CASTLE TONITE & TUES WSHOUlDgpi TO YOU ASH LAN Do I'LL Qry fblYIORROW v SUSAN HAYWARD ' mm CONTE eddie ALBERT "Tig. J H l "TfeotNi color mI fTi M Annate j 2S PLUS PLUS v
